01/24/14 —
Wounded but far from dead, ethanol advocates showed they can still draft plenty of U.S. senators to carry water for their industry, a sprawling confederacy ranging from Midwestern farmers to Archer Daniels Midland. Their ever-loyal ally:...

01/17/14 —
While it remains to be seen how Bruce Rauner's minimum wage two-step will affect his chances of becoming Illinois' next governor, one takeaway for business is clear: A minimum-wage increase is becoming more likely.

01/15/14 —
This week's $13.6 billion sale of liquor bottler Beam to Suntory of Japan is the latest entry in hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman's hit parade that includes other big Chicago names like McDonald's, Kraft Foods and General Growth Properties.

01/08/14 —
Exelon Corp.'s nuclear generators are sizzling as arctic weather heats up power demand, but long-term prospects for the Chicago-based electric holding company aren't any hotter than they were before this week's polar vortex plunged the Midwest...